alexander III

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…way of life and government he cherished so deeply. His cancelling of the planned constitution set into motion events that would eventually take Russia to the brink of annihilation. The Tsars inability or unwillingness to prepare his son Nicholas at an early age to rule as absolute autocrat further exacerbated the future events that would sweep over his Empire. Finally, Alexander was hopelessly out of touch with the emerging realities of a modern industrialized Russia.